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Super Bowl Ready Recipes

Teams prepared all season for the big game on February 5, and while party planning may not take quite as long, you can get your kitchen ready ahead of time and be able to enjoy the the festivities, your guests, and your delicious appetizers. Try these super recipes...

aimWest Presents Raising an Entrepreneur

Learn how to foster an entrepreneurial culture in an evening of networking and discussion. AimWest presents Raising an Entrepreneur, with guest speakers Fred and Christina Keller tonight at 5:30 p.m. in the Grand Valley State University Eberhard Center. Fred Keller,...

Questions to Deepen Your Relationships

Do you remember the first movie you saw in the theater? Do you know the first movie your husband/boy friend/significant other saw in the theater? Trivial as it may seem, questions like this and those below demonstrate significant caring. Invest in each other and in...

Establishing a Business Begins with Goals

According to Nell Merlino, author of Stepping Out of Line and founder of Take Your Daughter to Work Day, the average woman is earning less than $50,000 annually. Setting proper goals is the first step in reaching earning potential for women, and writing down those...

All Fun and Games Until Someone Gets Frostbite

West Michigan winter is in full force. The snowmobiles are out of the garage and full of gas, the skis are down from the attic, dusted, waxed, and ready. Sleds sprinkle the hill, and leave laughing children in their wake. Snowy sports bring out the best of Michigan's...

Cash Mob Unites Community

West Michigan Jobs Group presents a Cash Mob February 3 from 5-7 p.m. at the Century Club Center in Muskegon. The mob's purpose is to bring awareness to locally owned businesses and to give these stores an economic boost. The community is welcome for an evening of...

Preparing for Motherhood

Modern day society tells women my age, it's ok to wait to start a family. Women, including myself, are pushing the thought of child bearing into their thirties. Yet, there is still something in my biological clock that hasn't evolved out yet, and it is telling me I...

Combat Clutter with Baskets

A house of clutter fosters a mind of stress. Accessorize your home in style while organizing odds and ends. Using baskets of varying sizes, materials and color can accentuate your home's style while hiding away unappealing messes. Small baskets are perfect for holding...

Suit Up for Summer

The mere thought of bare arms and legs is enough to make women retreat back under the duvet to dream of the sizzling summer sun. But just when you think you can't take any more slippery sidewalks and chapped hands, remember, spring break is just around the corner....

Making Her Mark

Deana Brownlow’s journey to becoming a business owner began with a tiny footstep—but oddly enough, it wasn’t her foot. It was her young son’s footprint that was the impetus for Captured in Clay.  “Years ago, when we were living in another state, I knew a potter...